Majority of Chileans reject new conservative constitution - early results

A ballot falls into a ballot box during a referendum on a new Chilean constitution, in Santiago, Chile, December 17, 2023. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Early results show that a majority of Chileans voted to reject a new conservative constitution to replace its dictatorship-era text.

A total of 54.30% voted against the text while 45.70% voted in favor of it with 7.97% of ballot boxes tallied.

(Reporting by Natalia Ramos and Alexander Villegas; Editing by Sandra Maler)